Kiwi Margarita

Ingredients:
- 2 oz tequila
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz triple sec
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 1/2 oz simple syrup
- 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and quartered
- Garnish: half kiwi slice
- Optional garnish: coarse sugar

Combine the ingredients in a blender with 1/2 cup ice and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and garnish with a half kiwi slice. If desired, coat the rim of the glass with sugar.
(Cocktail created by Kim Haasarud, author of 101 Margarita. Reprinted by permission from 101 Margaritas by Kim Haasarud. Photo: Alexandra Grablewski)